Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-08-17

SCHOOL DOCKS ana school supplies ri
the T.. y. Book Store, Medicine Lodge
Kansas. 1872
Remember the service at the grove
next Sabbath night Is to commence al
half-past six.
The best beef to be had in town is q
the Central meat market, opposite lst
National bank. A
DIR. Stout has been out in Meade
county several weeks, looking after his
timber claim.
Miss Nora Shepler is at ManitOu
Springs, Colorado. Her health has moi
improved much.
w. +. Cook started Monday to Wich-
tia where he expects to locate and
make his fortune.
Charlie Rankin, now of Granada,
Col, sent in a red-hot democratic paper
from that place last week.
School Register of the latest and
most approved style, at the Postoffice
Book Store, Medicine Lodge. 1872
We would like to see the democracy
of Medicine Lodge township always as
harmonious as it was last Saturday.
There is some talk of the republicans
running S. l.. Overstreet for register of
deeds; but he says he is not a candi-
date.
Mr.. Dobbs, the vegetable farmer, has
in working order a system of irrigation
and he will have fresh vegetables until
frost comes.
G. G. Taliaferro, this week, sold his
500 acres of land south of here on Brush
Creek to a man from Fort Wayne, Indi-
ana, for $4,000.
The Willing Workers of the Chris
tian church will meet with Mrs. You
mans on Wednesday afternoon, August
9th. Mrs. WALDRoN CHASE, sec.
DIR. Dunn wishes to state to his old
patrons, and the public generally, that
he is permanently located in Medicine
Lodge, and will attend to all calls
promptly. 1914
The City Drug Store, l.. F. Pearson,
proprietor, has several new brands of
new cigars, five centers, that get clear
away with any 10 cent cigar in town.
Try them. 5
On circus day Mr.. Kelley. who re-
Gently drove one of the street sprink-
lers, lost a set Of new harness, which
was taken from his stable. lie has a
pretty good idea who got it.
The ladies of theIPresbyterian church
will give an ice cream festival Friday
evening, August Goth, on the lawn, at
the residence of Judge Stevens. A cor
dial invitation is extended To all.
The DorIs-Colvin show gave two
creditable exhibitions here last Wednes-
day, though the attendance was not
large. Capt. Stubs and his wild west
outfit was the best part of the perform
ance.
Sam. Ferguson brought down bunch
of corn yesterday, from the Paddock
place, on Elm creek, that was plump,
heavy and sound. 1t showed no indi-
cations of dry weather. lie has a field
fun OF the same kind.
In front of the postoillce, on Main
street is quite a lake of water, with
this notice beside 1t: mo fishing or
duck shooting allowed OH this lake; pro-
hibited by ordinance No. as" 1t
might be well enough to drain the lake
and save trouble.
A good rain fell over this county last
Saturday, and most of the county was
visited by good shower on Sunday,
and on Monday a regular gully-washer
came to cool the sultry air. There was
n slight mixture of hail in Mondays
rain, but it did no harm.
Elder Mcfarland, Of the Christian
church, of this city, held two weeks of
protracted meeting at the College Hill
school house, closing last Sunday night.
There were 10 additions to the church,
and last Sunday, Elder Mcfarland i'm
mersed IL of the converts at this place.
Next Saturday and Sabbath Is quar-
terly meeting at the NJ. E. church.
Rev. s. Price, of Anthony, will have
charge of the services. Rev. Price will
preach Saturday night at o'clock and
Sabbath morning at IL, and in the even
ing at half-past 8, he will preach in the
grove. ReY. Price is fine speaker.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK is MA
KING FARM LOANS ON BETTER TERMS
FOR THE BORROWER THAN CAN BE Of
FERED ELSEWHERE. ALL INTEREST
rs PAYABLE AT THEIR OFFICE, THUS
SAVING EXPENSE OF RENTING THE
MONEY. CONsULTY YOUR OWN INTEREST
BY CALLING ON THEM BEFORE CON-
TRACING FOR LOAN ON YOUR FARM.
Mrs. w. G.. Musgrove reached home
last Friday, after a months visit to
relatives at Kansas City, Lexington and
Sweet Springs, Missouri. Her sister
Miss Katie Drysdale, and Miss Alice
Hart, both of Sweet Springs, came out
with her. Miss Hart can only remain
a week or ten days, while Miss Drys.
dale will make a more protracted visit
Harry c. Barroll. until lately Of thi,
Office, leftshere Monday for Ashland
Clark county, to accept the position Of
bookkeeper in the First National bank
OF that city. For two months he HAD
been in training in the Fist National
of Medicine Lodge lie is a faithful
young man who deserves and will un
doubtedly attain success wherever HI
may go.
Attention is directed to the announce
ment of A. b. Purdy's big sale of liv'
stock and household goods to occur
Saturday, August 9th, in this city
He will sell fine Cleveland Bay stall
lion, a lot of young horses, brood mares
cattle and hogs, his household goods
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